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Jail for Drug Overdoses?
A candidate for the board of aldermen in Manchester, New Hampshire is calling for a 30-day jail sentence for people who…
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Matt McDonald
Mashpee
Matt McDonald, a Boston-area native, has decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and copy editor. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
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MA politics, civic life
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Mashpee
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150% Increase in MBTA Track Deaths
A new committee is studying why so many people are dying on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tracks. Twenty people were struck and…
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UMass ‘Graduate’ Can’t Get Diploma Because of Unresolved Sex Complaint Made Nearly A Year Ago
The unnamed man has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He gets solicitations for alumni donations but…
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Anti-Columbus Attacks Have Roots in Marxism and Ku Klux Klan
Karl Marx didn't like Christopher Columbus because he imagined him to be the person who ushered in capitalism in the…
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What I Have Done, What I Have Failed To Do: What Fired Red Sox Manager John Farrell Messed Up
Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price's petulant attack on Sox commentator (and Hall of Famer) Dennis Eckersley should have gotten…
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Pro-Life Student President in Ireland Under Attack
Some students at University College Dublin want to remove the student president because she yanked information about getting abortions in England from…
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Easthampton Mayor Says Nyet To Sanctuary City Petition
Easthampton police don't currently enforce federal immigration laws and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has never asked police…
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White Women’s Cooking ‘Flavorless,’ Latino Student’s Says in School Assembly Poem
The student recited a poem at a school assembly during a Latino Heritage Month event at Holyoke High School that led some…
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Patriots Receiver’s Children’s Book Makes Reading List in Framingham School
Lauren Baker, the wife of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, planned to read The Magician's Hat by New England Patriots wide…
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Returning Player Cut From High School Varsity Soccer Team for Missing Summertime Tryout
The high school sophomore in Salem, New Hampshire went on a trip to Spain this past summer and missed a tryout, so…
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Specially Trained Dog Alerts Diabetic Owner To Blood-Sugar Drops
The yellow Labrador retriever, Mylow, saved her owner's life in June. The woman and her dog live in Meredith, New…
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‘Freedom Run’ Commemorates American Journalist Killed By ISIS
James Foley was kidnapped by ISIS in Syria and then in August 2014 beheaded. The Freedom Run in Rochester, New Hampshire, organized…
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Ban the National Anthem Before Football Games, Columnist Said
The somewhat-tongue-in-cheek column appears serious when it comes to banning "The Star-Spangled Banner" before NFL games.…
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Pro-Columbus Day Rally Cancelled in Bangor
The rally organizer cancelled the event, but a few people showed up for and against, including a protester who called Columbus "…
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Maine Governor’s Wife Said To Be Considering Run for U.S. Senate
Ann LePage, the wife of Maine Governor Paul LePage, a Republican Trump supporter, is reportedly being urged to run against U.S.…
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How To Grow A Pumpkin Big Enough To Make Into A Boat
It takes five hours of work a day to grow a pumpkin big enough to turn into a boat capable of being…
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Shark Mascot Arrested for Violating Burka Ban in Austria
A law forbidding covering the face in public netted a man wearing a shark costume to promote a computer store in Austria.…
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Jail Time for Refusing To Use ‘Right’ Pronoun for Transgender People?
A new California law appears to provide the possibility of up to a year in jail for health care workers who "…
